One of the most tragic human stories that emerged from the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is that of Sasaki Sadako. She died aged 12 from leukemia ― believed to be linked to ...

A descendant of Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima known for her paper cranes, is spreading a new message of peace with a grandson of the man who approved the nuclear attack.

Empress Sadako (1884-1951), posthumously known as Empress Teimei, visited Ise Jingu shrine on Nov. 5, 1922, to pray for the recovery of her husband, Emperor Yoshihito (1879-1926), posthumously ...